Sectional type case



' Y 1935 s. H MOORE SECTIONAL TYPE CASE Filed March 19, 1954 H. MoorePatented July 9, 1935 UNI ED STATES PATENT OFFICE SECTIONAL TYPE CASESydney H. Moore, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 7 Application March 19,

7 Claims.

The principal object'of this invention is to facilitate the properproportioning of type in accordance with the requirements of theparticular type-setting job encountered andto provide an improved typecase which will be of standard dimensions and will at the same time beof considerably greater type-holding capacity. I

The principal feature of the invention resides in the novelconstructionof a sectional type case in which thetype is'retained in aseries of removable and interchangeable type-holding transfer trays,each of which retains a complete set of type in a predetermined fontedproportion whereby the capacity of the case may be quickly altered tomeet the special requirements of any type-setting job. I

A further and important feature resides in the novel manner ofinternesting the interchangeable transfer type trays within a lightframework of flanged construction and in the novel manner ofconstructing the sub-dividingpartition layout of the individual transfertray whereby the typeholding capacity of the type case is greatlyincreased.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a type caseconstructed in accordance with the present invention showing one of theinterchangeable type-holding transfer trays removed therefrom.

39 Figure 2 is a perspective view of one of the interchangeable transfertrays.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view showing a preferredform of construction for the individual transfer trays.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional elevation taken transversely of oneof the thin separating partitions showing the same embeddedin the traybottom and illustrating a second corresponding partition strip beforeembodiment.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary vertical section taken at right angles toFigure 4.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of a. modified form oftype-holding tray construction in which the bottom, sides andsub-dividing partitions are cast or moulded integral the one with theother in a unitary structure. 7

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the upper portion of a cabinetillustrating the manner in which the individual and interchangeabletransfer trays may be stored to be readily accessible for interchangepurposes.

According to the present universal practice the type case comprises amain bottom section having relatively thick sides and ends and amultiplicity 1934, Serial No. 716,252

main tray bottom and subdivide the tray into permanently relatedtype-holding compartments.

According to such construction no provision was made for quicklyaltering the relative proportions of type in the various compartmentscomposing the case, and where a particular job required a greaterproportion of a certain type than the case could furnish, the casebecame inadequate for the job and it was necessary to either obtain anentirely new case with its several compartments or to laboriously fillup the exhausted compartments by hand before the type-setting job couldbe completed. Moreover the considerable space occupied by the thickwooden partitions and the thick side and end sections of the caseconsiderably reduced the type-holding capacity. The present inventionhas been devised to overcome these pronounced difficulties and to enablethe rapid and convenient proportioning of type in accordance with therequirement of each individual job.

In carrying the present invention into effect I provide a series ofseparate type-holding transfer trays, each representing an independentunit retaining a complete set of type or characters in the desiredfonted proportion and each preferably being of a size representing onethird of the capacity of the usual standard triple compartment typecase.

These transfer trays A areadapted to be stored in stacked arrangementwithin a cabinet '3 as shown in Figure 7 and as illustrated in Figure 1,they are adapted to be nested in side-by-side relation to form a typecase of usual dimensions, two only of these transfer trays being shownin Figure 1.

According .to the invention I propose to provide a light metal frame Cformed of thin gauge angle iron having the upright flanges l and 2forming the sides and ends respectively of the frame. The externaldimensions of the frame preferably correspond exactly with the externaldimensions of a standard type case and the removable transfer trays Aare so dimensioned that they fit snugly together within the side and endmembers I and 2 of the frame to form a triple compartment type case withthe trays resting on the lower flange portions 3 of the frame.

Each of the transfer trays is here shown pro vided with a handle 4secured to the forward end wall thereof which facilitate withdrawalof'the individual trays from the cabinet B and the front flange l of thelight metal frame C is here shown notched at 5 to accommodate theextending portion of the tray handles.

It may be desired to secure the trays A in the frame and holes 6 arehere shown extending through the flanges I for this purpose to receivefastening screws.

If it is desired to store the sectional type case thus produced with itstriple arrangement of type compartments, it may be accommodated incabinets now available for the present type of triple compartment cases.

It will be readily appreciated that by providing a series of independenttype-holding sections in the form of transfer trays as defined a tripletype case may be quickly produced by simply selecting the particulartransfer trays most suitable for the particular job and thereaftergrouping same within the holding frame so that considerable time andeffort is saved.

In accordance with the showing in Figures 3 to 5 of the drawing, thetransfer partitions I are preferably formed of wood strips correspondingin thickness and height to that of the sides and ends of the tray andnarrow vertical slots 8 are cut in aligned relation in the opposite sidefaces of the wood strips to receive thin sheet metal partitions 9, thesemetal partition strips being extremely thin, occupying very littlespace, and as indicated in Figures 4 and 5 they have their lower edgessunk into the ply-wood bottom I of the tray, being preferably forcedthereinto by pressure applied simultaneously toall of the strips in asuitable press.

The sinking of the thin partitions 9 in this manner into the bottom ofthe tray effectively eliminates difficulties experienced heretofore clueto thin type characters becoming lodged beneath the partitions whichwere frequently spaced above the bottom, permitting thin type to workits way into the next compartment.

The end edges of the thin metal partition strips are shown in Figure assuitably serrated so that they will effect a positive physical interlockwith the transverse partitions l. 1

The present invention represents an improved method for facilitating theadequate proportioning of type in accordance with varying requirementsas well as representing distinct structural advance in the art.

As shown at the left-hand part of Figure 5, the slot 8 may terminateshort of the top of the partition, leaving the later unbroken and thethin sheet metal partition strip may be shaped to correspond, permittingready insertion before the bottom is applied and a shoulder interlockwill be effected at II which will positively retain the thin'strip 9.

What I claim as my invention is:

' 1. A sectional type case, comprising in combination a frame, aplurality of interchangeable typeholding transfer trays proportioned tofit together side-by-side in said frame to form a type case, each ofsaid interchangeable transfer trays having a set of longitudinal andtransverse partitions permanently sub-dividing the same into a pluralityof compartments of relatively proportioned size to retain the typetherein in a predetermined fonted proportion, whereby the capacity ofthe case may be quickly altered to suit the requirement of theparticular type-setting job encountered by the removal of onesub-divided tray from the case and the insertion of another.

2. A triple type case comprising, a holding frame, a series ofindividual interchangeable transfer trays each permanently sub-dividedto retain the type in a desired fonted proportion and each representingone-third of a standard triple type case and being removably placedsideby-side in said holding frameto form a'type case of predeterminedcapacity.

3. A printers type case, comprising a light rectangular metal frame ofangular cross section presenting upstanding flanges and inwardlydisposed flanges, a plurality of interchangeable typeholding transfertrays proportioned to fit side-byside in said frame and resting on theinturned flanges thereof, said transfer trays having handles projectingfrom the end thereof, and notches formed in the upstanding flangeportion of said frame to accommodate said handles.

4. A type-holding compartment having transverse partitions and thinstrips of material of considerably less thickness than the aforesaidpartitions disposed transversely thereof, said thin strips of materialbeing recessed at the end into said transverse partitions and beingrecessed into the bottom of the type compartment.

5. A type-holding compartment as claimed in claim 4 in which said thinstrips of material are notched form at the ends to effect a positivephysical interlock with the transverse partitions.

6. A printers multiple tray type case comprising a light metal frame,interchangeable typeholding trays removably resting on said frame inside-by-side relation and each being sub-divided into type-holdingcompartments of predetermined proportion, and means removably securingsaid sub-divided trays in position on said frame.

'7. A printers multiple tray type case as claimed in claim 6 in whichsaid light metal frame carries upstanding side flanges between which thesubdivided trays are snugly nested, and the means for removably securingthe trays in position comprises fastening screws directly connecting thesaid trays with the frame flanges.

SYDNEY H. MOORE.

